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NPR's Jennifer Ludden visits a fund raiser in Bethesda, Md., where groups of professionals of Sri Lankan heritage make plans to send aid to help tsunami victims. Their main concern is for the people in the mostly Tamil northeast region of Sri Lanka, where decades of civil war have left the residents weak and malnourished.

Kendall Jurnakins, who is now 15 months old, weighed 15 ounces when he was born prematurely at 25 weeks. His mom says she has big plans for Kendall: to hold him all day long.

Tank trekked about two miles away from his enclosure last week after escaping from a vet's office in Andreas, Pa. He made it to the same area where he was found the last two times he got out.

By Tuesday, the tiger was headed to a sanctuary outside the city, while officials have launched a criminal probe in search of its owner.

Japanese-Americans in California have been working hard to strengthen ties between the API queer community and its friends, families and allies. This new conference series is a start.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Charles Burkett, the mayor of Surfside, Fla., about developments in the Champlain Towers South condominium collapse as Tropical Storm Elsa heads for the region.

Mary Klein had just moved to a new city when she got lost. A couple stopped to help and guided her home. They returned the next day with Christmas dinner.

The cockatiels are in need of a home after their owner died. Their temporary caretakers, volunteers at the Alaska Bird Club, hope they'll be adopted soon, but only after they're tested for diseases.

The chairman of Crow Nation issued an executive order July 16 extending a reservation-wide “Stay at your place of residence” order until Aug. 31.The…

The nasal spray option could encourage more people who have fears of doctors or needles to inoculate themselves against the flu.